Owen Hotchkin, Camden Hills hockey player, honored for outstanding individual performance on and off the ice

Thu, 05/09/2024 - 5:15pm
A Camden Hills Regional High School hockey player, Owen Hotchkin, is among 43 students from across the state who have earned a Hobey Baker High School Character Award.
 
Each year, a senior hockey player from participating Maine high schools is selected by their coach for outstanding individual performance on and off the ice. 
 
The award honors high school hockey players who exemplify the Hobey Baker ideal that "Character Builds Excellence." T
 
he Hobey Baker committee believes that character makes the game better and makes our players better.  Candidates for the award are selected by their coaches based on coach-ability, strength of character, integrity, commitment, teamwork, community leadership, and outstanding sportsmanship.
 
“I am proud to announce the 43 Maine recipients of this year’s award” said Vin Contento, Maine Director of the Hobey Baker High School Character Award.   “Established in 2003, the Hobey Baker High School Character Award recognizes character, commitment, and love of the game.”
 
Hobey Baker not only excelled in hockey, but in football as well at the collegiate level.  He had a tradition of making his way to his opponent’s locker room to shake their hands after each contest.  He despised dirty play and was penalized only twice in his college career. 
 
“While Hobey Baker was a legendary athlete, he was also a true gentleman,” said Contento.  “It’s important to recognize the same values and traits in these high school athletes and not just their on-ice abilities.
 
This is the 12th year Maine high school hockey has participated in the award program.
 
Among the winners announced today were 14 girls and 29 boys from participating high school varsity teams across the state.  Winners receive a personalized commemorative plaque – and a distinction shared by some of the top players to ever hit the ice: Hobey Baker winner.
 
This year’s award winners appear on below.
 



2023-24 Hobey Baker High School Character Award Winners - Girls

Award Winner

High School(s)

Lily LeSieur

Biddeford / Thornton Academy / Wells / Kennebunk

Lily Johnson

Cheverus / Old Orchard / Windham

Eve Chace

Falmouth / Scarborough

Emerson Homa

Gorham / Bonny Eagle / Massabesic / Fryeberg / Lake Region / Westbrook

Katie Dubbert

Greely / Gray-New Gloucester

Grace Ducharme

Edward Little / Leavitt / Poland

Taylor Melvin

Lewiston / Oak Hill

Allie Hunter

Mt. Ararat / Lisbon / Morse / Medomak

Kierith Gentilini

Portland / Deering

Abby Allen

Winslow / Gardiner / Coney / Messalonskee / Lawrence / Erskine / Maranacook

Avery Buchanan

Yarmouth/ Freeport

Chloe Fallon

York / Traip Academy / Marshwood/ Noble

Georgie Davidson

St. Dominic's Academy

Kaylin Morrison

Brewer / Bangor / Hampden / Hermon / John Bapst / Old Town / Orono

 

2023-24 Hobey Baker High School Character Award Winners - Boys

Award Winner

High School(s)

Richie Trott

Bangor

Grady Vanidestine

Brewer / Lawrence / Skowhegan

Garrett Countway

Brunswick / Freeport

Owen Hotchkin

Camden Hills

Lucas Soutuyo

Cheverus / Yarmouth

Landon Foster

Cony / Monmouth / Erskine / Mt. Blue/ Richmond

Joe Martel

Edward Little

John Carpenter

Falmouth

Gavin White

Gardiner / Waterville / Winslow

Cameron Whittemore

Gorham

Charlie Moore

Greely

Matthew Shayne

Hampden Academy

Dawson Cole

Houlton / Hodgdon / Katahdin

Luke Getto

John Bapst / Hermon / Bangor Christian / Deer Isle-Stonington

Wilson Clough

Kennebunk / Wells

Kadan Neureuther

Fryeburg Academy / Lake Region / Oxford Hills

Cody Dionne

Lewiston

Bradley Wentworth

Marshwood / Traip / Sanford / Noble

Hunter Hallee

Messalonskee

Will Dudley

Mt. Ararat / Lisbon / Morse / Hyde

Avery Redding

Old Town / Orono

Eli Gosselin

Leavitt / GNG / Poland / Oakhill

Garett Letourneau

Presque Isle

Ryan Ravis

Scarborough

Tobey Lappin

Portland / South Portland / Deering / Wayneflete

Ridge Dionne

St. Dominic's Academy

Thomas Verreault

Thornton Academy

Aiden Toy

Windham / Westbrook / Bonny Eagle

Aidan McQuaide

York
 
 

 

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